The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has explained that the plan to rebase the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and the consumer prices index (CPI) is not to satisfy any interest but to ensure that economic indicators accurately reflect the evolving structure of the economy.

Following Sunday’s announcement by former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola and his group, Omoluabi Progressives, to quit the All Progressives Congress (APC), the state chapter of the party has welcomed the move, describing the development as a good riddance to bad rubbish.

The mixed reactions that have trailed the appointment of French-Malian, Eric Sekou Chelle, as the manager of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, are symptomatic of the profound interest of Nigerians in the fortune of the team

President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo, in an interview, spoke on the state of refineries and divestments as they impact workers as well as the union’s stance on the tax reform bills currently pending before the National Assembly.

Barring any last-minute change of plan, the city of Abuja will, today, play host to student leaders, who are converging at the Head Office of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to engage in a high-level dialogue with the telecoms regulator on the recently announced 50 per cent tariff hike.